Core filler



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CORE FILLER Filed Jan. 15, 1931 "I .2, EM I r v Patented Sept. 22, 1931UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE GEORGE LANGE, on NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNORTo KNICKERBQCKER STAMPING co or rnnxnnsnnne, wnsr vrnenvm COR-E FILLER;

Application filed January 15, 1931. ,Serial No. 509,020.

This invention relates to a tool designed for filling the cores formedin blocks of ice such produced in cans.

The core filling device usually employed consists of a length of pipewith a. valve adhas not always thoroughly cleaned the top surface of ablock of ice.

A further objection to the use of the old form of core filler has beenfound in the fact that these devices are frequently inserted into thecore and as the delivered water is frequently of a high temperature, anenlarged or bottle-like cavity has been produced. The water left in thiscavity is the last to freeze. Consequently the ice has been placed undertension and has frequently been shattered.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a tool which directsthe force of the water laterally and downwardly over the surface of theice so that it will flow over said surface and thence into the core,giving an excellent washing effect and allowing the water to flow downover the surfaces of the ice uniformly and without producing the bottleeffect heretofore mentioned.

Another object is to provide a core filler which will not deliver thefresh water until the tool has been brought into correct positionadjacent to the surface of'the ice block.

A. still further object is to provide a tool which will not slip on thesurface but can be held easily in any desired position during thewashing or filling operation.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed,rwithout departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings, the preferred form of the inventionhasbeen shown;

In said drawings? v FigurelIis aside'el'evationof the core fillery. i

.vFigure '2 is a longitudinal section therethrough, the normal positionsof the movable parts'being indicated by broken lines.

l Figure 3 is an end view of the tool. .Befer'ring to the figures bycharacters of reference, 1 'designatesa tubular head adaptedto be"coupled in any suitable manner to one 'end'of a'pipe 2 to which freshwater is to'besupplied. The casing 1 has a lateral extension or. spout 3formed with an inclined open face 4 whereby, when the casing ispositioned erect 'above'a surface to be washed, water will-be deliveredfrom the casing lat erally and downwardly onto the surfacev Thatend ofthexcasing remote fromthe pipe2- istclosedexcept for a small opening5.111 which-'a pin 6 is mounted to slide. .The outer end of this 'pin ispointedas shown'at'7- while, its inner? end can be formed with a head 8.

I A partititioni) is provided in the casing between .p'ipe2 andextension 3 and has an opening 10' which is normally closed by a valve11. ;:This valve can consist of a ball which is held normally seated onthe partition 9 bya spring 12. i

,. lVhenit; is desired to wash a block of ice the tool is placed in anupstanding position thereabove with the point 7 engaging the surface ofthe blockb. Thetool casing is then moved toward the block until the ball11 comesagainst thehead of the pin 6 whereupon the-ball will be unseatedand water will be free to flow downwardly onto the surface deliver freshwater thereonto. This water will flow into the core where it will beleft for freezing.

It will be noted that by the use of this device there is no danger ofproducing a bottle-like cavity in the core. Furthermore the danger ofsplashing water into the brine is practically eliminated because thewater can only be delivered after the tool has been properly placed onthe surface of the ice and then moved downwardly relative to the pin 6.The water is of necessity delivered downwardly from the overhanging openface of the spout. p

Obviously, as soon as the tool is lifted from engagement with the ice,the: valve will be closed automatically.

Whatis claimedisz, i

' 1. A tool of the class described having a laterally and downwardlyopening outlet and an inlet, a valve normally closing communicationbetween the inlet and the outlet, and means operated by pressure of thetool against asurface of an ice block or the like, for opening thevalve.

2. A tool of the class described including a casing having anoutlet fordirecting liquid laterally and downwardly, and an inlet, a valve forclosing communication between the inlet and the outlet, and meansslidably engaged by the casing for unseating'the valve when the outletis brought close to the surface of the object to which liquid is to beapplied.

3. A tool of the class described including a casing having an outlet fordirecting a stream of liquid from the casing obliquely to theaxis of thecasing, and an inlet, a valve normally closing communication between theinlet and the outlet, and a pin slidable in the casing for unseating thevalve when said casing is brought close to a surface engaged by the pin.V

4. A tool of the class described including a casing havingan inlet and alateral outlet, said outlet being inclined relative tothe casing, avalve normally closingcommunication between the inlet and the outlet,and a pin slidable in the casing for unseating the valve when the casingis positioned close to a surface to which the liquid is to be applied,

said pin having a projecting pointed end for engagementwith saidsurface.

5. A tool of the class described including a casing having an outletadjacent to one end inclined relative to the casing, and'an inlet, andmeans operated by the movement of the casing toward and close to asurface to which liquid .is to be applied, for unseating the valve.

6. A tool of the class described including a casing having an outletadjacent to one end inclined relative to the casing, and an inlet, andmeans operated by the movement of the casing toward and close to asurface to which

